W elcome to Summer in the City 01, your guide to loads of free and low-cost events and activities for children and young people taking place this summer. for children, families & young people www.mysummerinthecity.org.uk Fun for young people and teens Over the summer Youth ction lliance will be running a variety of free activities targeted at young people between the age of 11 up to 19 years: Football Training and Coaching for 1-19 years old Pitch One Westway Sports Centre, - pm Every Monday 1 Crowthorne Rd W10 RP Now in its eighth year, Summer in the City is bigger than ever, with a huge variety of events on offer. There are some great things to do across and Chelsea to keep everyone entertained all summer long. We have some old favourites such as GO Golborne s Party in the Park as well as some great new activities that give you the chance to get in touch with your creative or active side. Most of the activities are suitable for people with a disability, but always check out the website for more details (mysummerinthecity.org.uk). The website will be updated throughout the summer with even more activities, which will be open to residents of and Chelsea, and Westminster, unless otherwise stated. There is no excuse to stay indoors when there is so much to do in London. Try something new this summer and be sure to tell us all about it by tagging your photos with the hashtag #MySITC. Guide to events Personalised Gym and Fitness Training for 1-19 years old W10 Gym, 0-0 Kensal Road, W10 BN - pm Every Tuesday The Hut Youth Drop-in for 1-19 years old,.0-9pm Every Tuesday The Hut 0, Wornington Road W10 RE Football at the Westway for 11-1 years old, - pm Every Friday Pitch One - Westway Sports Centre, 1 Crowthorne Rd W10 RP Girl s Group for 11-19 years old, - pm The Curve 10 Bard Road, W10 TP Every Wednesday Where possible Youth ction lliance will always accommodate young people with a disability please contact them in advance to clarify your specific needs. For information on these activities please contact Youth ction lliance. 00 9 19 info@youthactionalliance.org Location Nearest station ge range Young people with disabilities Family events Booking required No Booking required Play rt, media and culture Sports and leisure Youth dditional costs Email Website To find out more about what s happening in your area go to www.mysummerinthecity.org.uk
Enchanting Stories and Delectable Dishes Multivitamin presents LIENS! Monday - Friday 7 September.0pm -.0pm Saturday - Sunday 9 September.0pm -.0pm workshop for children and parents to create a science-fiction mocumentary imagining alien life-forms visiting Earth. The workshop will involve costume and prop creation, storyboarding and narratives design during the week, exploring animation techniques and filming on the weekend. Then it will be edited and the final work will be premiered at the Portobello Film Festival. Full week s participation is recommended. Saturday July, pm -.0pm and -.0pm Saturday 1, Saturday, and Saturday 1 September 11am - pm Enjoy a day of enchanting stories and delectable dishes with awardwinning storyteller lia lzougbi and legendary food writer Josceline Dimbleby and learn how to make delicious food inspired by the Middle East. Ingredients for the cookery workshop supplied. Booking required. The Mosaic Rooms, Cromwell Road SW 0SW, followed by Leighton House Museum, 1 Holland Park Road W1 LZ High Street - 11, accompanied by an adult charlotte.villiers@rbkc.gov.uk www.leightonhouse.co.uk Maxilla Space, Maxilla Walk London W10 NQ - 11, accompanied by parent/guardian 0777 0 1 kirazhi@gmail.com www.eventbrite.com/e/multvitamin-presents-alienstickets-797091 It s time for an adventure Monday July - Friday ugust, 10am -.0pm Join in the summer fun at Little Wormwood Scrubs dventure Playground. From sports, games in the field to arts crafts and Fun Days too. Off-site adventures include trips to Chessington World of dventures, Southend on Sea, plus lots more. Little Wormwood Scrubs dventure Playground, Dalgarno Gardens, W10 LL Kensal Green - 1 ref: _1tp play@epiccic.org.uk www.epiccic.org.uk/play Could you pull off a play in day? Wednesday July, 10.0am -.0pm Do you like performing? Join Chickenshed to do the impossible and create a play in a day using a unique blend of drama movement and music, which will work to a performance for family and friends. The Curve Community Centre, 10 Bard Road, North, London W10 TP bookings@chickenshed.org.uk www.chickenshed.org.uk 1-19
Calling all budding performers and actors! Thursday 9 ugust pm - pm Fit For Sport Summer Camp Monday July - Friday ugust Join in a free creative workshop to gain new skills in performance, learn to operate technical equipment and work with industry professionals. Kensal House Community Rooms, Kensal House, Ladbroke Grove, W10 BQ Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne 1 - Park, Kensal Green, Kensal Rise www.fitforsport.co.uk/activity-camps/find-yournearest-camp -1 www.spidtheatre.com Go Golborne s Party in the Park is BCK Friday 0th July, - pm Go Golborne returns with its FREE party in the park to kick start the summer holidays. Enjoy free tasters of local play and leisure activities open to children and families over the summer. Emslie Hornimans Pleasance Park, Bosworth Road, W10 EG enquiries@fitforsport.co.uk 0-11 rts, nature and healing Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday July - September, pm - pm Kids on the Green presents a series of free family events that combine play and wellbeing for everyone. Locations in North include: Blossom Dale (Darfield Road), The Nature Park, The Crows Nest Gallery Check Kids on the Green Facebook page for regular updates gogolborne@rbkc.gov.uk www.rbkc.gov.uk/gogolborne zoe@kidsonthegreen.com Go outdoors and play Monday to Friday 7: 1pm - pm Monday 0 July to Friday 17 ugust: 1pm -.0pm Join in the fun at Wiltshire Close dventure Playground with a purpose built children s play centre, with a wide selection of toys and activities as well as a paddling pool, sand pit, arts and crafts and more! Wiltshire Close Estate, Rosemoor Street, SW NS Sloane Square play@epiccic.org.uk 0.0 www.fitforsport.co.uk/activity-camps youth@spidtheatre.com Take part in a whole range of activities and sports and enjoy the opportunity to have fun and make new friends. Taking place at multiple venues across the borough. Find your nearest venue through the link below. ll ages www.facebook.com/kidsonthegreenw11/ Get creative with ClementJames Monday July - Friday 7 July 9.0am - pm Sign up to a packed week of activities to unleash your inner creative. From creative writing to t-shirt decorating; DJ workshops and digital orchestras that lead up to a showcase event for family and friends, ClementJames has it sorted. - 1 www.epiccic.org.uk/play The ClementJames Centre, 9 Sirdar Road, W11 EQ 1-17 renuka@clementjames.org www.clementjames.org
Play centre at vondale Park Primary school Stay & Play for Under s P in partnership with vondale primary school will be opening the summer holiday again with a full Holiday Play programme, which will consist of games, sports, steel band workshops, construction activities, card and board games, competitions, archery, cookery and off site trips, trampolining and story telling and dance. Children need to bring a packed lunch each day. Children s Play Centre with a wide selection of toys and activities including arts, crafts and a paddling pool. Monday July - Friday 17 ugust am - pm Weekdays - all summer holiday, pm - pm The Playhut, Elkstone Rd W10 NT 0-.00 membership per year vondale Park Primary School, Sirdar Road, W11 EE -1 9am to pm - 10.00 per child Extended stay offer: am to 9am (including snack) 1.0 per child pm to pm - 1.00 per child. fternoon snack available for 0p per child. 07779 1 01 Play day for all the family colin.simmons@pcharity.org Friday 17 ugust 1pm -.0pm Play providers working in partnership will be running the and Chelsea Play Day, a free fun day out for all families across the borough and beyond. Enjoy fun fair rides, games, sports, arts and crafts, inflatables, bike riding, and activities for young children. See you all there! Emslie Hornimans Pleasance Park Bosworth Road W10 EG -1 any questions, call 00 71 0 or 0797 11 colin.simmons@pcharity.org Get work ready! Monday July - Friday ugust / Tuesday ugust - Friday 1 ugust 10.0am -.0pm Get support with CV writing, completing application forms, mock interview preparation, apprenticeship and job searches as well as choosing a course and applying to college or university. info@meanwhilegardens.com www.meanwhile-gardens.org.uk/ Outdoor Fun at Canalside Centre Monday July - Friday ugust, 11am - 1pm / pm - pm Join in the fun and kayak down the canal ways of London or climb the purpose-built climbing wall. great place to spend time over the summer holidays! Canalside Centre, Canal Close, London W10 Y Kensal Green.00 per session canalside.centre@epiccic.org.uk www.epiccic.org.uk Swim School Holiday Courses Leisure Centre s swim school courses will run throughout the summer holidays. For those who want to make waves quickly, these courses are a great to have fun in the water and improve technique through a week of back-to-back lessons. Use promo code SUMMER0 for a 0% discount at the check out. Leisure Centre, Silchester Road, W10 EX 1-19 years old and up to for those with LLDD ceiag@epiccic.org.uk www.epiccic.org.uk/careers-advice -1 (times vary depending on Swim England stage and age group).0 per session Golborne Centre, Wornington Road, W10 QW 1-19 years old and up to for those with LLDD kensington@gll.org www.better.org.uk
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